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Measure of a color's purity
Answer for the clue "Measure of a color's purity ", 6 letters:
chroma
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Chroma is the debut studio album by the American rock band Cartel . Formed in mid-2003 Cartel self-released an EP the following year. Shortly afterwards founding guitarist Andy Lee left the band was replaced by Nic Hudson. Following a performance at a music ...
WordNet
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n. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: saturation , intensity , vividness ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"quality or intensity of color," 1889, from Latinized form of Greek khroma "surface of the body, skin, color of the skin," also used generically for "color" and, in plural, "ornaments, embellishments," related to khros "surface of the body, skin," khrozein ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
Usage examples of chroma.
Then the colors leaked away one by one, chroma weakening: purple-blue, manganese violet, discord, cobalt blue, doubt, affection, chrome green, chrome yellow, raw sienna, contemplation, alizarin crimson, irony, silver, severity, compassion, cadmium red, white.
Within the giant gas ball that was Chroma XIII, there was life without form or substance.
But somehow the implant wiring went awry: the chroma networks failed to connect properly, and there was a loss of color reception in the occipital lobe, with the result that the young aspirant could see, paint, and think only in black and white.
But something about Chroma XIII caught the Captain's eye, and he sent down drones to gather information.
Within the giant gas ball that was Chroma XIII, there was life without form or substance.